They grow well in humus soil that remains moist and is sheltered from direct summer sunlight.

[3] It was believed that the plant can only be grown on the tops of the Shirui Hill as the British attempted to move it, but it wasn't working.

Also, the Ukhrul Village believe that a princess lived on the hill with her lover Shirui and after she died, she still waits for him and the flower comes from the soil she is buried from.

The flower is called Kashong Timrawon traditionally and is believed to represent kindness, protection, prosperity, and a happy life.

They set up base at Ukhrul in a building which they called "Cobweb cottage alias Bug bungalow".

[3] Intense tourism, waste and plastic dumping, plucking, and uprooting of the plant has resulted in it becoming endangered.

The Shirui Lily Festival has been started in May 2017, for the first time in history, to increase awareness of the rare flower and its value to the world.

On Feb 19, 2015, the National Institute of Bio-resources and Sustainable Development launched a campaign to redevelop the habitat of the Siroi Lily.